| A | B |
|---|
| paraphernalia | articles used in a particular activity |
| perfunctory | done with little interest or care |
| petulant | childishly disagreeable |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| plot | the events that happen in a story |
| characters | people in a story and what they are like |
| tone | the author's attitude toward a subject |
| theme | the central idea or main point |
| symbol | something that stands for something else |
| allegory | a story in which characters are more important as qualities rather than as specific people |
| figurative | language that creates a picture, image, or comparison |
| literal | he exact meaning of the words |
| interminable | without end |
| defiant | openly resisting, disobedient |
